Chapala President Alejandro Aguirre Curiel told the press that only 42 homes will be able to access the State Fund for Natural Disasters (FOEDEN) because of State rules. He said that when state funds will arrive is unknown at this time
Homes in the neighborhood of La Canacinta, west of Ajijic, were affected.
Sofía Medeles/ Domingo M. Flores (Ajijic, Jal.)- Only 42 houses of the 159 affected in Ajijic by the torrential rains of October 5 can access the support of the State Fund for Natural Disasters (FOEDEN), announced Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre Curiel.
The Civil Protection Unit of the State Government only has registered damages in 42 homes, while the City Hall counts damages in at least 159 homes. According to the report of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Chapala, out of 159 houses affected, 61 had total damages to their furniture and structure, and a total of 683 people were affected.
The state support would only be for people who lost all their household goods or appliances and suffered severe structural damages in their homes or had flooding of more than 60 to 70 centimeters, Aguirre Curiel told reporters. He added that he does not know with certainty when these resources will arrive, however, he pointed out that the State Government is willing to support the victims.
While distributing aid to people of La Canacinta, Aguirre reiterated that until the state resources arrive, the victims will be able to count on all the support the Municipal Government can offer.
«There is a ruling with which we will work with from the state agency that manages these funds, but it is not known exactly how long it will take, But regardless of this, we will keep in communication with you, and as far as possible we will support you with the repairs. Hopefully in the following days we will have news of this fund to be able to channel it», assured the municipal president.
He also commented that, although he does not fully understand the rules of the fund, he intends to address the damages with different committees, for example, one for damages to household goods and another for damages to infrastructure, asserting that he does not know yet how much support will be available.
Finally, he said that his strategy is that from the total number of houses that the city council declared with damages, they will prioritize the most damaged ones for the support, and administer the aid in the most efficient way possible.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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